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| - | + | '''Evangeline 'Vangi' Heaton''' (born 12 November, 1973) is a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] for New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. She is the founder, Chair, and Senate Leader for the National Equality Party, a breakaway liberal social-action federal political party. She is considered a feminist scholar as well as an expert in criminal forensic psychology. She has been closely linked to friend and NEP colleague [[Nadine Monroe]]. | |
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| + | Evangeline Yvonne Mélanie Heaton was born in 1973 in West Orange, New Jersey. Her mother, Yvelle Bordeleau-Heaton, an Algerian immigrant, was working as a seamstress, and her father, Peabo Heaton, was a well-established shoemaker. She was the second of seven children; older than her was Elène, younger were Emmanuelle, Eolana, Edyta, Étienne, and Elexei. Evangeline was raised in a three-room apartment in Paterson, New Jersey where she established herself in the home as among the most rebellious of her siblings. She grew up with political aspirations and dreams of becoming one of the country's first female powerhouses. | ||
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| + | Earning high marks in school, Evangeline was accepted to the University of Delaware where she studied from 1991 to 1994, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies. She used her feminist background to launch into a writing career which she continues to this day. | ||
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| + | To supplement her writing career, Evangeline attended John Jay College in New York City from 1994 to 1996 where she earned her Master's in Forensic Psychology. She immersed herself in criminal studies and became a renowned and reliable, if young, expert witness in court cases involving criminal forensics. | ||
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| + | Deciding she needed a break from the bustle of the New York metropolitan area, Evangeline took a job as a stewardess with Air Inuit, which required a year-long relocation to Iqaluit, Nunavut. During her time with Air Inuit, Vangi met a like-minded young American woman with political dreams: Rhode Islander [[Nadine Monroe]]. The two forged a fast and long-lasting friendship in Nunavut that continued when the girls moved back to the United States after their yearlong tenure as stewardesses. Interestingly, it was her time in Nunavut that sparked Evangeline's passion for aiding and protecting America's Native and aboriginal populations. | ||
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| + | In mid 1997, Evangeline returned to New Jersey and took a job as a Probation Officer for the Union County court system. She was also elected during this time to the Paterson city council. In 1998, she was offered a promotion of sorts to a Court Liaison, where she would perform mental health assessments and make recommendations to county judges regarding the mental health statuses of those on trial. | ||
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| In Office: 3 January 2009 - Present | ||||
| Constituency | New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland | |||
| Preceded by | Vacant | |||
| Succeeded by | incumbent | |||
| Born | 12 November 1973 West Orange, New Jersey; United States | |||
| Political Party | Nat'l Equality | |||
| Spouse | single | |||
| Religion | Agnostic | |||
Evangeline 'Vangi' Heaton (born 12 November, 1973) is a United States Senator for New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. She is the founder, Chair, and Senate Leader for the National Equality Party, a breakaway liberal social-action federal political party. She is considered a feminist scholar as well as an expert in criminal forensic psychology. She has been closely linked to friend and NEP colleague Nadine Monroe.
Early Life
Evangeline Yvonne Mélanie Heaton was born in 1973 in West Orange, New Jersey. Her mother, Yvelle Bordeleau-Heaton, an Algerian immigrant, was working as a seamstress, and her father, Peabo Heaton, was a well-established shoemaker. She was the second of seven children; older than her was Elène, younger were Emmanuelle, Eolana, Edyta, Étienne, and Elexei. Evangeline was raised in a three-room apartment in Paterson, New Jersey where she established herself in the home as among the most rebellious of her siblings. She grew up with political aspirations and dreams of becoming one of the country's first female powerhouses.
Earning high marks in school, Evangeline was accepted to the University of Delaware where she studied from 1991 to 1994, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies. She used her feminist background to launch into a writing career which she continues to this day.
To supplement her writing career, Evangeline attended John Jay College in New York City from 1994 to 1996 where she earned her Master's in Forensic Psychology. She immersed herself in criminal studies and became a renowned and reliable, if young, expert witness in court cases involving criminal forensics.
Career History
Deciding she needed a break from the bustle of the New York metropolitan area, Evangeline took a job as a stewardess with Air Inuit, which required a year-long relocation to Iqaluit, Nunavut. During her time with Air Inuit, Vangi met a like-minded young American woman with political dreams: Rhode Islander Nadine Monroe. The two forged a fast and long-lasting friendship in Nunavut that continued when the girls moved back to the United States after their yearlong tenure as stewardesses. Interestingly, it was her time in Nunavut that sparked Evangeline's passion for aiding and protecting America's Native and aboriginal populations.
In mid 1997, Evangeline returned to New Jersey and took a job as a Probation Officer for the Union County court system. She was also elected during this time to the Paterson city council. In 1998, she was offered a promotion of sorts to a Court Liaison, where she would perform mental health assessments and make recommendations to county judges regarding the mental health statuses of those on trial.
